Comments on: On the Badger Trail http://earthpal.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/on-the-badger-trail/ Pondering the future of our mother Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:38:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: earthpal http://earthpal.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/on-the-badger-trail/#comment-9894 earthpal Mon, 19 May 2008 14:03:38 +0000 http://earthpal.wordpress.com/?p=1838#comment-9894 Hi Binds. Yes that's just what I thought. Hi Binds. Yes that’s just what I thought.

]]> By: bindi nestor http://earthpal.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/on-the-badger-trail/#comment-9890 bindi nestor Sun, 18 May 2008 23:01:09 +0000 http://earthpal.wordpress.com/?p=1838#comment-9890 What a wonderful opportunity for your daughter! What a wonderful opportunity for your daughter!

]]> By: earthpal http://earthpal.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/on-the-badger-trail/#comment-9877 earthpal Fri, 16 May 2008 23:56:02 +0000 http://earthpal.wordpress.com/?p=1838#comment-9877 Jose, yes you're right in that the badger isn't the real source of the problem. Sian, hi. Thanks for the information. It supports the link I provided from the Science Daily website. And as your article states, it's the tax-payer that picks up the bill. Pete, I totally agree as you probably know from the discussions re. this on your own blog. Helen, if only indeed. :-( Jose, yes you’re right in that the badger isn’t the real source of the problem.

Sian, hi. Thanks for the information. It supports the link I provided from the Science Daily website. And as your article states, it’s the tax-payer that picks up the bill.

Pete, I totally agree as you probably know from the discussions re. this on your own blog.

Helen, if only indeed. :-(

]]> By: Pete Smith http://earthpal.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/on-the-badger-trail/#comment-9876 Pete Smith Fri, 16 May 2008 21:47:10 +0000 http://earthpal.wordpress.com/?p=1838#comment-9876 If only 8-) If only 8-)

]]> By: helenl http://earthpal.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/on-the-badger-trail/#comment-9875 helenl Fri, 16 May 2008 18:32:04 +0000 http://earthpal.wordpress.com/?p=1838#comment-9875 Badgers 4 Cattle Farmers 0 :-) Badgers 4 Cattle Farmers 0 :-)

]]> By: Pete Smith http://earthpal.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/on-the-badger-trail/#comment-9874 Pete Smith Fri, 16 May 2008 18:10:30 +0000 http://earthpal.wordpress.com/?p=1838#comment-9874 Mad cow disease or BSE is a completely different disease from bovine tuberculosis. BSE is spread by contact by just about anything, humans included. It's a moot point whether bovine TB spreads from cattle to badger or vice versa, the disease has been around for so long that the point of origin will probably never be established. The Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB concluded last year that "rigidly applied control measures targeted at cattle can reverse the rising incidence of disease, and halt its geographical spread”. In other words, farmers should stop blaming badgers and put their own house in order with much more scrupulous herd management. Mad cow disease or BSE is a completely different disease from bovine tuberculosis. BSE is spread by contact by just about anything, humans included.
It’s a moot point whether bovine TB spreads from cattle to badger or vice versa, the disease has been around for so long that the point of origin will probably never be established. The Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB concluded last year that “rigidly applied control measures targeted at cattle can reverse the rising incidence of disease, and halt its geographical spread”. In other words, farmers should stop blaming badgers and put their own house in order with much more scrupulous herd management.

]]> By: Sian Thomas http://earthpal.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/on-the-badger-trail/#comment-9873 Sian Thomas Fri, 16 May 2008 14:29:31 +0000 http://earthpal.wordpress.com/?p=1838#comment-9873 It's interesting to see that it is looking likely that England will not be following Wales' decision to cull badgers in a specific test area. There's an interesting blog on a farming website – ffermio.tv by Badgers Trust Cymru - it's worth a read - http://ffermio.tv/en/blog/rural-life/tragic-day The website is connected to the Welsh farming programme – Ffermio that is broadcast on S4C - you can watch the programme again on the website and there's also a lot of news content. It’s interesting to see that it is looking likely that England will not be following Wales’ decision to cull badgers in a specific test area.

There’s an interesting blog on a farming website – ffermio.tv by Badgers Trust Cymru - it’s worth a read -
http://ffermio.tv/en/blog/rural-life/tragic-day

The website is connected to the Welsh farming programme – Ffermio that is broadcast on S4C - you can watch the programme again on the website and there’s also a lot of news content.

]]> By: Jose http://earthpal.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/on-the-badger-trail/#comment-9871 Jose Thu, 15 May 2008 17:54:03 +0000 http://earthpal.wordpress.com/?p=1838#comment-9871 Badgers have existed all the time as have cattle but the mad cow problem is a relatively recent one, so I am inclined to think that it isn't the badgers the real cause of that problem, perhaps it should be sought in the fodder the cattle eat these times. Or what the badgers eat, so that the problem can be attacked at its root. Badgers have existed all the time as have cattle but the mad cow problem is a relatively recent one, so I am inclined to think that it isn’t the badgers the real cause of that problem, perhaps it should be sought in the fodder the cattle eat these times. Or what the badgers eat, so that the problem can be attacked at its root.

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